The first championship event of the season has taken place with the MGs on Grass 1 (MGOG1) Autotest. The event took place on April 8 in glorious sunshine, and 12 members and invited guests took part. To make the event more interesting we ran the event as an Autotest and a Production Car Autotest. A PCA allows passengers to be carried and also drivers as young as 14, as long as they are accompanied by a full licence holder. This format will be used again for the MGs on Grass two event later in the year. The results were as follows:
Fastest Overall – Ben Delafield, MG Midget
1st Midget class – John Delafield, MG Midget
2nd Midget class – Ian Beningfield, MG Midget
1st Others class – Kim Dear, MG PB
2nd Others class – Peter Jones, MG TC
Events for 2017
Here is a summary of the events planned for this year:
Sunday May 7 – Wye Valley social run, Symonds Yat
Saturday May 13 –Kimber Classic Trial, starts at Lanes hotel West Coker near Yeovil
Saturday June 17 & Sunday June 18 – Bristol Classic Car Show, Shepton Mallet
Saturday June 17 & Sunday June 18 – MGLive! Silverstone
Sunday June 25 – Autoaero social run from Cotswold Airport
Sunday July 2 – Mid Summer Social Run & Picnic, East Somerset Railway, Cranmore, Somerset
Sunday July 2 – Scatter Treasure Hunt, Charminster being organised by Woolbridge MC
Sunday July 16 – MGOG2 Autotest, Lower Claverham Somerset
Saturday September 9 – Wiscombe Hillclimb
Sunday October 15 – Kimber Car Trial, Pagans Hill
Details of these and any further events will be available on the website which will be updated to reflect changes as they happen. I am sure you will agree that we have a varied collection of events planned for this year and it would be good to see some of you take part.
Many of you will have received my Spring Newsletter by email. However the SW Centre has over 1,100 members and I only have around 800 email addresses. If you would like to receive the newsletter by email chairman@mgccsw.com and I will add you to the list.
Jim Lott
